Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been alerted to the possible availability of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in the summer.

Karim Benzema has started just three games in La Liga for Real Madrid this season (Picture: AP)

The Spanish champions are one of several top European sides in the hunt for Atlético Madrid star Radamel Falcao and Benzema could be the man to make-way for the Colombian.Benzema has started just three league games for Jose Mourinho’s side this season, scoring once, as he has been used in a rotation policy with Gonzalo Higuain, who himself has netted four La Liga goals this term.It is no secret that Wenger is a long-term admirer of the French international and with summer signing Oliver Giroud yet to find form, Benzema could be the perfect solution and at just 24-years-old, Benzema’s age should soften the blow of the likely high asking price.The Frenchman moved to the Bernabeu in 2009 from Ligue One side Lyon, where he had progressed through the youth ranks and although it took him a while to settle in Spain, Mourinho’s arrival in 2010 seemed to give Benzema a new lease of life and he has since become one of the most formidable forwards in Europe.